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South Dakota Arts Council · Direct application
South Dakota artists age 18 or older with at least two years of residency in South Dakota or on the state's nine federally recognized tribal reservations may apply for merit fellowships. Applicants must not be full-time students pursuing high school, undergraduate, graduate, or professional degrees. Only one artist grant category may be submitted per cycle.
Fellowships award $5,000 in unrestricted support recognizing past artistic achievement and encouraging future growth. No cash match is required. Grant activities occur during the July 1 through June 30 funding period following the March 1 deadline.
Applications are due March 1 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time through the SDAC GoSmart portal, with an optional draft review deadline February 10. The portal opens January 1 each year.
The South Dakota Arts Council is the state arts agency funded by the State of South Dakota and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The South Dakota Artist Fellowship awards $5,000. It is sponsored by South Dakota Arts Council.
The next annual deadline is March 1, 2027. The scholarship is not currently accepting applications; check the sponsor's official page before the next cycle opens.
Key requirements include: United States; South Dakota; Continuing or nontraditional; Visual Performing Arts. Check the full eligibility section above, or create a free Award Scholar profile to have every requirement checked against your profile automatically.
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